TRAVEL VACCINATION
The following table shows overseas travel vaccination dose regimen & the duration of immunity for each vaccine.
International travellers should contact healthcare providers who provide pre-travel health advice at least 4-6 weeks before departure for current health information and to obtain vaccinations and prophylactic medications.
Depending on travel destination, vaccines that may be recommended include vaccination against cholera, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Japanese B encephalitis, meningococcal meningitis, rabies, typhoid, and yellow fever.
| Disease | No. of Doses |
Interval
Between 1st & 2nd Dose |
Interval
Between 2nd & 3rd Dose |
Onset
of Protection |
Duration
of Protection |
| Cholera | 2 | 7 days | - | 7 days after last dose | 3 months |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 28 days | 6 months | 2 days after last dose | 10 years |
| Encephalitis | 2 | 7 to 14 days | - | 2 days after last dose | 3 years |
| Hepatitis A | 1 or 2 | 3 to 6 months | - | After 10 to 14 days | 1 year or 10 years |
| Hepatitis B | 3 | 28 days | 5 months | 2 days after last dose | 5 years |
| Immunoglobulin (HepA) | 1 | - | - | Immediate | 3 to 6 months |
| Meningitis | 1 | - | - | After 10 to 14 days | 3 to 5 years |
| Polio (oral) | 3 (oral) | 28 days | 28 days | 2 days after last dose | 10 years |
| Rabies | 3 | 7 days | 21 days | 2 days after last dose | 2 years |
| Tetanus | 2 | 42 days | - | 2 days after last dose | 10 years |
| Typhoid | 1 | - | - | After 10 to 14 days | 3 years |
| Typhoid (oral) | 3 | Alternate days | Alternate days | After 7 to 10 days | 3 years |
| Yellow Fever | 1 | - | - | After 10 to 14 days | 10 years |
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